I like that Spin's singles list had "No Letting Go" and no "Get Busy" (they're both great, but I like Wayne Wonder's song better).
― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:34 (twenty years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:35 (twenty years ago) link
That's like saying that Geddy Lee isn't as important a bassist as Quiet Riot's!
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:36 (twenty years ago) link
(By the way, I do think White Stripes DESERVE to beat Outkast and Radiohead -- and *maybe* even beat Dizee Rascal; thats a close one. But what I want to win and what I think will win are two different animals. Of course, most albums that I want to win won't even place.)
And most EVERYTHING music is bad, Michaelangelo. Why should electronic stuff be any different? But I love lots of it, as you know. Or you should.
― chuck, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:43 (twenty years ago) link
Don't you have 10 toenails?
― Nick H (Nick H), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:49 (twenty years ago) link
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:52 (twenty years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:53 (twenty years ago) link
Neither the White Stripes or Outkast records are as good as those bands' previous records, but are both FAR better than Yankee Hotel Foxtrot/Sea Change/WhateverthatFlamingLipsalbumwascalled, so I say Pazz and Jop is looking better this year!
― chris herrington (chris herrington), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:56 (twenty years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:57 (twenty years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:58 (twenty years ago) link
The Flaming Lips rock.
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:02 (twenty years ago) link
The Lips record, even though I can't remember what it was called, is my favorite of those three, but I like Elephant and Love Below/Speakerboxx better, though Elephant's apparent coronation somewhat perplexes me since it seems clearly inferior to White Blood Cells to my ears.
― chris herrington (chris herrington), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:03 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:04 (twenty years ago) link
And if that doesn't make sense, tough shit!
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:10 (twenty years ago) link
― chris herrington (chris herrington), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:11 (twenty years ago) link
― scott seward, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:16 (twenty years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:22 (twenty years ago) link
― scott seward, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:24 (twenty years ago) link
Nice to see Ted Leo and the New Pornographers on the list, at least. I suppose I'll have to wait until Pazz & Jop for some Decemberists love...
― Nick Mirov (nick), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:24 (twenty years ago) link
― scott seward, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:27 (twenty years ago) link
Glad to see that Moles reissue mentioned by Spin. BTW, even the record label doesn't know what the mixes on it are. It looks like Richard Davies re-mixed it as well as re-mastering...some of the versions are very different. What a strange thing to do.
― dlp9001, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 03:09 (twenty years ago) link
Meanwhile I gotta bump something from my list to make way for blink!
This year was fucking great for albums.
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 03:21 (twenty years ago) link
― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 03:25 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 03:26 (twenty years ago) link
It will get plenty from PFM, nick. (unfortunately ;) )
― scott pl. (scott pl.), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 03:58 (twenty years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 04:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 04:42 (twenty years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 04:42 (twenty years ago) link
― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 04:50 (twenty years ago) link
― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 04:51 (twenty years ago) link
― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 04:52 (twenty years ago) link
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 05:02 (twenty years ago) link
cf. "Supersonic"
(Anthony - all I know is my special time with my little collection, but two words - Street. Survivors. I Never Dreamed out of You Got That Right. Manna from heaven.)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 05:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Josh Timmermann (Josh Timmermann), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 05:54 (twenty years ago) link
I don't find this nutty at all. I can't imagine SPIN harbors a whole lot of love for a band like DCFC, esp. with a record that's good but ultimately not that exciting or that different from their other albums (which didn't get attention from SPIN, either).
Add that to the fact that the Postal Service record got way more hype (esp. w/ that readymade PR hook = "see, he mailed it to the other guy, and then the other guy mailed it back...) and LOTS of crossover appeal, with both the indie-rock and electro-pop audiences. I have a couple friends who aren't into Death Cab at all (I mean, have barely heard the band) who like the Postal Service. Dude, even Matos likes the record!
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 06:21 (twenty years ago) link
― Nick Mirov (nick), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 09:09 (twenty years ago) link
I don't understand why everyone cares about the damn thing. It's not like it's ever surprising at all.
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 15:32 (twenty years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 16:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 16:17 (twenty years ago) link
21 The Mars Volta "Deloused in the Crematorium"16 Blur "Think Tank"13 Belle & Sebastian "Dear Catastrophe Waitress"11 Metallica "St. Anger"10 Radiohead "Hail to the Thief"08 The New Pornographers "Electric Version"
Records from this list that made my top 10:
13 Belle & Sebastian "Dear Catastrophe Waitress"10 Radiohead "Hail to the Thief"
― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 16:33 (twenty years ago) link
― scott m (mcd), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 16:45 (twenty years ago) link
― maura (maura), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 17:33 (twenty years ago) link
― maura (maura), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 17:37 (twenty years ago) link